Girl Scouts Have
Friendship Party
Some one hundred ard thirty
live Scouters gathered Friday
evening, March 9, at the Wo^
man's Club to celebrate the an
nual "Ingathering" of all white
troops in district two. Mrs. J. H.
Arthur, Mrs. M. C. Poston, Mrs.
M. H. Blser, Mrs. J. S. Evans, Mr
and Mrs. W. W. Tolleson, Mrs. M.
L ? Campbell, Mrs. W. B. Smith,
Mrs. W. R. Craig, Mrs. Paul E.
Hendricks, Mrs. Ben Goforth and
Mrs, C/ T. Carpenter, Jr., welcom
ed the girls and adults as they
arrived, and presented each troop
with a number by which they
Were to make their contributions
to the program.
The Girl Scout colors, green
and yellow, were used in decora
tions. On one table was placed
an arrangement of yellow Jasl
imlne and Jonquils, flanked on
either side by bronze candela*
- bras holding green tapers. Mrs.
Luther Cansler was in charge of
Flag arrangement, the World
Flag stood on the left, the Chris
tian Flag on the right, with the
American Flag in the center. A
table was placed in the center of
ithe room, covered in white hold
ing a bowl of yellow Jasmine
with a candle on either end.
Small hand-made flags of differ
ent countries of the world were
used on the piano.
The program began with a
color ceremony. Mrs. N. F. Mc
. GUI, member of the Advisory
Committee on Music of the ex
ecutive board of Girl Scouting,
was at the piano.
The group stood in horseshoe
formation. Mrs. E. T. Plott and
Mrs. D. R. Ilamrlck, members of
ithe program committee, stood
to tffe~ left of the horseshoe. Mrs.
Hamrick called for the color
guard to advance, Cynthia Plott
served as flag bearer, Martha Ba
ker and Shirley Foster as color
guards. When the color guard
had advanced to the center of the
horse shoe the group gave the
salute to the flag. Prayer was of
fered by Rev. J. H. Brendall. One
verse of "America" was sung, af.
ler which the color guard was
dismissed.
Lyvonne Lindsay and Jean
Hicks took their places at each
end of the table, and they spoke,
each -Jit a candle in honor of
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Juliette Low, Founder of Girl
Scouting in America. The Juliette
Low chairman from each troop
took their places around the ta
ble and placed their contribu
tions near thfjig'hted candles.
The ceremony we s closed with
the singing of ' Our Chalet Song."
Mrs. D. R. Hairrifk extended
words of welcome to the troop,
church and town committee
members, ministers, parents and
friends of Scouting.
The second part of the pro
gram was made up of songs,
skits and folk games. Troops
present were Intermediates Mrs.
W, P. Houser and Mrs. E. R. Ro
berts, First. Baptist, Miss Dorothy
Hayes and Miss Margaret Har
mon, Central Methodist, Mrs.
Dean Payne, Wesley an Metho.
dist, Miss Peggy Baker, Lutheran,
Mrs. Dean McDanlel, Presbyter
ian and ARP, Miss- Kathleen Mc
CJuney, Grace Methodist, Brown,
ies, Mrs- Harry Page, Mrs. Nell
Cranford and Mrs. Frank ttoyle,
Presbyterian, Mrs. Hilliard Black,
Central Methodist, Mrs. H. P.
Dixon, Central Methodist, and
Miss Naomi Edens, Mrs. James
White, First Baptist.
Three good-bye circles were
made, one of Brownies, Interme
diate and adults, and the pro
gram was closed by the group
singing softly, "taps."
A contribution totaling $28.05
was made to the Juliette Low
World Friendship Fund.
Miss Britt Entertains
Canasta Club
The home of Mrs. Dan Britt
was decorated with assorted
spring flowers Tuesday night
when her guests included mem
bers of the Red Three Canasta
club and two other guests, Miss
Mildred Mae Goforth and Miss
Pat Smyre.
Tallies in seasonal design
were drawn and partners found
for several progressions of canas
ta, Mrs. Don Crawford was the
most successful player and the
consolation reward was received
by Miss Goforth.
Nuts and mints were served
during the progressions.
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the coslumc look "
Classic rayon crepe drew
boasts shoulder tucks,
tie neck and covered but
tons. The ultra-sophiscated
jacket has long, cuffed
sleeves . . mock pocket
flr.ps over a multitude
of tiny hipline tucks. Navy;
Sizes 12* to 22H.
$19.95
othtr Peg Palmtr Droits from f 8.95
A NEW KIND OF DRESS FOR TODAYS HALF SIZE FIGORC
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Mrs. Dean Fetes
Garden Club
The March meeting of the
House and Garden club was held
at the home of Mrs. Amos Dean
on Crescent HlH. The living room
was attractively decorated with
unusual arrangement* of jon
quils, hyacinths, daffodils, and
narcissi. ?
Mrs. Virginia Williams, decor
orating consultant for the Heat
ford House Furniture Store 1n
Charlotte, gave a very entertain
ing talk on Interior decorating
trends in furniture, color, and
fabrics. One of Mrs. Williams'
foremost ideas was that one's
horrte should reflect entirely
one's personality, to be complete
ly as livable as the person de
sires. Trends in furniture, color,
and fabric, after all, are only
what the majority of the nation
buy in the greatest quantity.
Team I had entered a modern
arrangement of yellow and white
daffodils, with green and yellow
greenry as a back ground. Team
II had a lovely arrangement of
giant King Alfred Jonquils, In a
triangular design. The Jonquils
were arranged in an ebony Chi
nese modern container. ?
Mrs. Dean served a delicious
salad course after the business
had been completed.
Social Calendar
Friday
7:30 ? Senior Woman's club meets
In the club house.
Saturday '?
8:00 ? Mrs, Johnnie Kerns and
- Mrs. Bill Ruddock axe en
tertaining for Miss Pat Bal
lard, bride-elect.
Monday '
7:30 ? Gleaners Class of the First
Baptist church meets with
Mrs. "James Littlejohn.
8:00? ^ary Kennedy circle of the
ARP church meets with Mrs.
Ben H. Goforth.
Tuesday
2:30 ? Entre-Nous bridge club
meets with Mrs, J. H. Ar
thur.
8:00 ? The Study Club meets with
Mrs. Hunter Neisler at the
Country Club.
Wednesday
3:00? The P-TA meetings of West
and Central schools have
?been postponed one week
and will meet March 28.
Thursday
8:00 ? Miss Emelyn Gillespie and
Mrs. I. B. Goforth, Jr., are
giving a bridge party hon
oring Miss Pat Ballard,
I bride -elect.
Mrs. Mayes Hostess
To Garden Club
At a meeting of the Kings
Mountain Garden club held
Wednesday at iflie home of Mrs.
H. C. Mayes, members heard a
talk on Church Decoration" by
Mrs. W. T. Weir. Symbolism of
color and flowers were discussed
a s well as the do's and donfs for
good church arrangement. Mrs.
Weir stated that decorations
should harmonize with the archi
tecture of the church and be con*
sistent with the scale of the
church. She spoke especially of
practical application of types
and forms of flowers and of ap
propriateness of the correct col
ors in flowers. Church arrange
ments should be dignified, the
speaker said, giving examples of
flowers for use. Flowers should
be an integral part of the service.
Plans were made for a Spring
Flower Show to be held at the
home of Mrs. Joe Neisler In May.
Mrs. M. A. Ware is genern' chair
man.
During the business session
the following officers were elec
ted for the incoming year:
President: Mrs. J. L. McGlll.
Vice-president: Mrs. Geo. H.
Mauney. r
>. Secretary . treasurer: Mrs. W.
L. Ramseur.
Numerous specimens of bulbs
were brought by members. The
arrangements fo* the afternoon
were for St Patrick's Day. Mrs.
M. A. Ware's arrangement was a
vision of springtime using white
hyanclths and yellov^ Jonquils
with the Blarney Stone as an ac
cessory. Mrs. Hunter Nelsler used
a St Patrick's pipe container
with a beautiful arrangement of
yellow jonquils tinted green com
bined with white sweet peas.
Mrs. Byron Keeter's arrangement
was a large. Shamrock of split
carnations dyed green, lovely In
its simplicity.
After the business, the hostess
served a delicious ice course car
rying out. the Easter motif.
Birth Announcements
Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson
Carroll announce the birth of ?
daughter, Kathy Lou el la, (A
Saturday, March 10, at Gaston
Memorial hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. William Bell of
Grover announce the birth of a
son, William Daniel, on ThurS
day, March 8, Shelby hospital.
Mrs Bell is the former Miss Lou
ann Logan, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Logan.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Pearson
announce the birth of a daugh
ter Wednesday, March 14, Shelby
hospital.
Mrs. Howard Jackson
Bridge Club Hostoss
Mra. Amos Dean was invited to
play with members of the Dupli
cate clu-b on Monday afternoon,
with Mrs. Howard Jackson as
hostess at her home on Gold
street I
Spring flowers were used in
pleasing arrangements as deco
rations. .
At the count of scores Mrs.
George Houser and Mrs. Amos
Dean had tied. Each was reroem
oerea wim a gut.
The hostess was assisted In
serving a salad course with cof
fee, passing a sweet course.
BUILDING PERMITS
Building permit was issued
this week to Thomas Sellers toe
construction of a 4-room house
on Cleveland avenue, $2,000.
Pinehurst, North Carolina, 4?
known as "Golftown, U. S. A"
There are 8 courses with 126 hole?
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The earlier the better. First 9 meal of
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